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Rhyton in the form of a bull's head
Greek
Late Classical Period
375–350 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, black glaze
Dimensions
Length: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Peter and Widgie Aldrich in honor of John J. Herrmann, Jr., Curator of Classical Art, 1976–2004
Accession Number2004.2228
OUT ON LOAN
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceMay 23, 1991, anonymous (“various properties”) sale, Sotheby's, London lot 321. June 5, 1999, anonymous (Canadian private collection) sale, Sotheby's, New York, lot 210, to Peter and Widgie Aldrich, Rhode Island; 2004, partial year-end gift of Peter and Widgie Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2005)
NOTE: The rhyton has been tentatively identified with lot 83 in an auction held March 18-20, 1901, Hotel Drouot, Paris. It is not certain whether the objects are the same or are closely comparable.
NOTE: The rhyton has been tentatively identified with lot 83 in an auction held March 18-20, 1901, Hotel Drouot, Paris. It is not certain whether the objects are the same or are closely comparable.